Comments on: Phoney war dispatches: finals weekend edition

By: The Chinster

The Chinster — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:32:49 +0000

ShowsOn @ 236 – Mark Kenny is PRO-Rudd? Jeez! You wouldn’t think so by reading anything he’s written lately. Much of it has been shameless Howard arse-licking.

By: jasmine_Anadyr

jasmine_Anadyr — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:09:43 +0000

Just saw this. I am on Andrew Bolt’s side. That is wrong. I feel horrible and yucky. You bois who hate Ms Cornes must be right if Andrew if with me.

By: Kiwipundit

Kiwipundit — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:42:40 +0000

That’s interesting, I thought Dolly Downer would find gainful employment helping out Barrie (in his Dame Edna role) by pinning name badges onto unsuspecting celebrities … whilst wearing his fishnets of course.

By: Peter Kemp

Peter Kemp — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:47:57 +0000

But who would employ Lexy?

Barrie Humphries, and employment in the Dame Edna Everage show, as Sir Leslie Patterson’s twin brother Sir Lexy Patterson, in drag at diplomatic parties.

(Otherwise, like Barrie, making detergent ads: “I was at this diplomatic do…Yuuuuk”)

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:08:37 +0000

Oh well, hopefully after the Coalitions electoral defeat Downer will retire

Nah, I doubt he’d retire.

Costello yes. Lucrative boardroom positions beckon and he doesn’t have what it takes to rebuild the party, or endure at least 2, possibly 3, defeats before the coalitian are back in the hunt.

But who would employ Lexy?

At the moment I think parliament will sit next October, and the government will pull out all the stunts they can think of to try to attack Rudd.

Plus if he believes that defeat is inevitable he might just be tempted to sneak some of the “lot of things I want to do” through knowing that it will take Labor at least 6 or 7 months to undo, if they can. Beware the bloke who has nothing to loose!

By: AllyB

AllyB — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:07:17 +0000

Thanks Crikey Whitey (post 188) – yeh I agree with you on that – I don’t think Nicole Cornes will sway those voters who may have changed from Liberal to Labor – I know some Lib voters who may possibly have voted Labor this time but I don’t think they will now….which is a pity ’cause I would love Boothby to be out of the grips of Andrew Southcott – seen him in action and what a wet ineffectual rag he is. As I said earlier though, I am looking at the bigger picture of voting out Howard so I am going to vote for her and I am sure there are other Labor supporters in Boothby who will do the same. I also know other Labor voters who have said they will vote for the Greens candidate instead – I am not sure who the Greens will give their preferences to in Boothby…usually it is Labor isn’t it? Anyway looks like we will be waiting a while to vote with the latest Newspoll out today – Howard is going to drag this out for ages!!!!

By: judy

judy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:52:41 +0000

this is scary http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/us-planning-surgical-strikes-on-iran/2007/10/01/1191090982046.html

By: bill weller

bill weller — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:37:17 +0000

I like the Australian for its more political stories,comments etc. Would be good if it was unbiased and gave parties like the Greens more publicity but the Advertiser here is useless and wishy washy. I thought political junkies would like reading anything political be it Right, Left or in between

By: John Withheld

John Withheld — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:34:02 +0000

Rudd has no sporting history that we know ofâ€¦

Clearly unfit for public office. He should be drummed out of the party.

Does he even deserve to be a citizen?

By: dirk provin

dirk provin — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:11:53 +0000

Was interesting reading earlier posts regarding seats such as O’Connor and Barker switching from Liberal to National. Whilst plausable in theory, especially considering the nature of the sitting Liberals, such a scenario falls face over apex in reality ….. namely the state of the National Party in both states.

With O’Connor, the Nats do hold state seats inside the boundaries of this seat but these are all situated in the southern half and this seat ranges as far north as Geraldton. Does the WA National party actually have the resources to mount the campaign necessary to win a seat of this size; man the booths across the seat ??

Similarly with Barker. The Nats hold Chaffey in the Riverland (albeit in coalition with state Lab govt) and do poll quite well federally in this area but what is their presence down south ?? What is their presence in Mt Gambier (the fuedal possession of Allan Scott) and again, where are their resources to campaign across this seat ??